Train Your Brain Hypnosis vs Journal the Word
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Your Brain Hypnosis
Enhance cognitive abilities and emotional well-being with guided hypnotherapy sessions. Improve memory, focus, and relaxation while reducing stress and anxiety. Customize your experience with various audio and visual options.
- Therapeutic hypnotherapy tracks
- Customizable playlists
- Adjustable hypnosis induction length
- Soothing background animations and sounds
- Customizable wake or sleep endings
- Built-in alarm clock
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Guided hypnosis for focus, study and concentration, narrated by Rachael Meddows, certified hypnotherapist. Train Your Brain Hypnosis has been rebuilt from the ground up around one idea: a calmer, clearer mind makes it easier to sit down, begin and keep going. Get Organized and Stay Organized is included, so you can hear Rachael's voice before you buy anything. NEW: YOUR 3-WEEK BRAIN PLAN - Write your goal with the Finish Line Exercise: picture the work done and find why it matters - A few simple brain habits each week, with the programs that go with them - Before you focus: one tap plays Get Organized with a short induction and a wake ending, then a line for today's wins - Focus days with a gentle reminder, and a new focus line every day - Everything stays on your device WHAT'S INSIDE - 87 hypnosis programs by Rachael Meddows, led by Improve Your Memory and IQ, Super Fast Learning, Class Genius and Get Organized and Stay Organized - Shelves for Focus & Productivity and Memory & Learning first, then confidence, money, calm, relationships and healthy habits - Six inductions: Short, Long and Sleep, plus the Classic Beach, Speed and Staircase - Wake, sleep, quiet-pause or no-ending choices - Repeat, a sleep timer and playlists - Sound Mixer: one background sound is included; layering and saved mixes are a separate purchase - Tap the player to hide the controls and rest your eyes - Lock-screen and Control Center playback controls ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION Buy a single program, or Unlock All for every program in one payment. Nothing renews. Programs you bought before are still yours: tap Restore Purchases in Settings. Hypnosis programs are intended for relaxation and self-improvement. Do not listen while driving or operating machinery. This app is not a substitute for medical or psychological care.
Journal the Word
This app provides a digital space for users to engage with scripture through journaling. It offers built-in reading plans and a scripture lookup tool to facilitate reflection and prayer.
- Digital scripture journaling
- Built-in reading plans
- Scripture lookup tool
- Track reading progress
- Reflect and pray digitally
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Journal the Word exists because journaling helps us engage Scripture more deeply. Writing clarifies thought, slows the heart, and creates space to hear from God as we meditate on His Word. For those who may never reach for a paper journal or who want to keep their reflections digitally, this app offers a simple, focused place to do just that. Open your Bible. Open the app. Read. Reflect. Pray. Close it. Live it. Built-In Reading Plans Stay consistent in your time in Scripture with several built-in plans: • F260 (Foundations 260) • 5x5 New Testament • Whole Bible Reading Plan and More! Track your progress and easily journal directly from your daily reading. Scripture Lookup Quickly pull Scripture passages into your journal entries using the built-in Bible lookup tool. Multiple verses can be added to your reflection as you study.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Journal the Word at 5.0 against Train Your Brain Hypnosis's 4.4. Journal the Word also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). Train Your Brain Hypnosis's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Train Your Brain Hypnosis sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Journal the Word asks for nothing beyond the download.
Journal the Word holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Your Brain Hypnosis has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Train Your Brain Hypnosis ships an update every 9 months, Journal the Word monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Your Brain Hypnosis | Journal the Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (89 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hypnosis & Subliminal | Jonah Elijah Chitty |
Customer experience
Train Your Brain Hypnosis
Journal the Word
Bugs and requests
Train Your Brain Hypnosis
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes when editing playlist
- App does not open after purchase
- App stops working after upgrade
- Purchased programs not available in other parent apps
- App stops when device locks
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- Delayed wake feature not working correctly
- App requires phone/iPad to stay on during the whole program
Requested features
11 requests- Increase customization options for tracks
- Allow adding more tracks
- Fix the voice issue with the new update
- Improve background noise looping
- Fix the abrupt stream ending
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- Improve rain animation
- Improve stream animation
- Allow purchases to carry over to other parent apps
- Fix the issue where the app stops when the device locks
- Allow the app to run in the background without the screen on
- Allow the app to be played more than once a day without issue
Journal the Word
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Train Your Brain Hypnosis
- Law of Attraction$3.99
- Chakra Healing$3.99
- Psychic Intuition$3.99
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- Sleep$3.99
- Success$3.99
- WeightLoss$3.99
- Seduction$3.99
- Ancient Knowledge$3.99
- Super Fast Learning$3.99
- Improve Your Memory and IQ$3.99
Journal the Word
No in-app purchases
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